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Question of the Month
www.hradvantage.co.uk | Feb 10, 2012
Q. One of my employees has been on long-term sick. How do I deal with this? And as the employer, am I legally required to notify employees who are on long-term sickness absence of any vacancies or promotion opportunities?Dealing with long-term sickness absence Long term sick – usually defined as an

Occupational health research round-up - February 2012
www.personneltoday.com | Feb 1, 2012
Bus drivers and unhealthy weight control behaviours Nearly 60% of bus drivers use at least one unhealthy means of controlling their weight, for example

Stop Press | Case Reports | Employment Law | XpertHR
www.xperthr.co.uk | Jan 23, 2012
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Holiday pay and sickness absence - Steeles Law
www.steeleslaw.co.uk | Nov 15, 2011
Steeles Law Solicitors is a leading UK law firm providing specialist Family law, corporate and commercial law, property law, dispute resolution, litigation, employment law, Divorce, Wills and probate legal services with offices in Norwich, London and Diss, Norfolk.

Annual employment law seminar details released | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Sep 6, 2011
Annual employment law seminar details released. Managing sickness absence and new strands of discrimination are top of the agenda at this year’s employment law seminar, hosted by Anne Corder Recruitment and Hegarty LLP Solicitors. - PR11648921

Nurse worked shifts while on sick leave — Irish Medical Times
www.imt.ie | Sep 1, 2011
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Wisconsin schools alter sick-leave plans - JSOnline
www.jsonline.com | Aug 28, 2011
Many Wisconsin school districts have been making rapid changes to insurance benefits and work rules for employees no longer covered by collective bargaining agreements, but a few districts also are setting their sights on modifying sick-leave policies.

Connecticut Requiring Paid Leave for Hourly Workers - JCK
www.jckonline.com | Jul 12, 2011
Connecticut on July 1 became the first state in the country to require companies that employ hourly workers provide them with paid sick leave.

Sickness Absence Rates in the NHS | data.gov.uk
data.gov.uk | Apr 22, 2011
Monthly Sickness Absence Rates in the English NHS Source agency: NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics Language: E

Public sector workers taking more sickies - Telegraph
www.telegraph.co.uk | Feb 23, 2011
Public sector workers are a third more likely to take a day off sick than their private sector counterparts, with the sickness "gap" nearly its widest ever, official figures suggest.